Holloway Meadow, Tanhouse Road, Oxted, RH8 9PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the proposed development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
• its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including landscape character
• whether the proposal would protect or enhance biodiversity
• the suitability of the proposed arrangements for refuse and recycling
• whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The moderate harm to Green Belt openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, including the modest contribution to housing supply, such that very special circumstances did not exist to justify inappropriate development.

the harm to the Green Belt, given substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the modest weight attributed to housing supply benefits, self-build provision, economic benefits and sustainability measures, resulting in dismissal despite the shortfall in housing land supply